Is It Time To Commit To Ongoing Payphone Availability?
Public payphones seem headed the way of the dinosaur, as noted here on Slashdot 10 years ago, and again by the CBC earlier this year. Reasons typically cited for their demise are falling usage, (thanks to the ubiquitous cell phone), and rising maintenance costs. But during the recent disaster in NYC caused by Hurricane Sandy public payphones proved their worth…
Here are two from my trip this week and a third taken, on film, 2003.
Brugge
Brussels
Brugges again
Brasov
Romania -where we saw Sheryl Crow play and met ‘Brasov’s best breakdancer’.
Prague
Taken some years ago.
Lost Lake, Whistler
Can you see it?
Shannon Falls, Sea to Sky Highway
Tofino
Tofino
Ucluelet
Vancouver
Granville Island, Vancouver
Granville Island market
Giant Touchscreens Coming To NYC Phone Booths
The public pay phone of the future looks like a gigantic iPad. The city plans to unveil 32-inch “smart screens” with Internet connections next month inside 250 old phone booths throughout the five boroughs…
